Multicultural events get Qld government funding

The Queensland Government says 98 community groups will share $700,000 for multicultural events across the state this year.

Multicultural Affairs Minister Annatascia Palaszczuk says one-in-five people living in Queensland was born overseas.

She says this year the funding has been shared among more groups.

"We really wanted to focus on getting more events right across Queensland," she said.

"We are seeing more and more people coming out to celebrate multicultural events - figures range up to 30,000 people attending in regional centres, and we wanted to make sure the regional centres right across Queensland get a fair share of the funding."